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Three weeks ago, Bayside Church staff gave its members containers to fill with $15 worth of goods and school supplies. The churchgoers stuffed boxes full of those containers into a truck bound for Zimbabwe Tuesday.ÂÂ
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • August 14, 2013
Bayside packs gifts for Zimbabwe

Bayside Community Church staff and members packed boxes Tuesday to send to schools in Zimbabwe.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
A new finance director was hired at Town Hall Tuesday evening.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • April 10, 2013
Bullock hires new finance director

Susan Smith, a longtime accountant in Connecticut, accepted the town's finance director position and will report to the town in mid-May.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • September 19, 2012
Key trolley hits reverse, with 12% drop

Trolley ridership has been down during the first seven months of the year.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The bromeliad tree lit up the entrance to the mansion for all to see.
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • January 6, 2011
Selby Gardens sells pieces of holiday tree

Bromeliads from the Selby holiday tree are available for purchase from 1 to 3 p.m. today.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 26, 2011
Letters to the Editor

Longboat behind China in cell-phone reception; Proposed Key cell tower is anything but stealth; Commissioners owe an apology to Hogle

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • November 4, 2009
Athlete of the Week: Rocky Khara

The Observer spotlights Lakewood Ranch golfer Rocky Khara.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 8, 2010
Cops Corner 09.09.10

Sometime between 7:35 a.m. and 2:28 p.m., Aug. 30, unknown persons vandalized the vehicle by puncturing all four tires with a sharp object.

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
Seventeen-year-old Cameron Varga and his 14-year-old sister Kiersten both were invited to tryout to represent Team USA in their respective sports this summer.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • August 15, 2012
Siblings represent Team USA

Kiersten Varga,14, played beach volleyball for Team USA's U17 team this summer, while older brother Cameron made it to the final round of the 18U Baseball National Team Trials.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • December 4, 2013
McNeal teachers score highest in effectiveness in Manatee County

Data released by the Florida Department of Education this week shows McNeal Elementary has the largest percentage of highly effective teachers - 95.8% - for the 2012-2013 school year.

  • East County
  • News
"Murder for Two" runs through July 29. Courtesy photo
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • July 18, 2018
Bruce Jordan talks the machinery of mirth and 'Murder for Two' at FST

Director Bruce Jordan enjoys life in the funny fast lane in “Murder for Two” at Florida Studio Theatre in Sarasota.

  • Arts + Culture
The chorus's routines all include some kind of actions to go with the song. "We love entertaining," said Ellen Linsley, president.
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • May 18, 2016
These Manatee County women live in harmony

Magic of Manatee singers are vocal about their love of performing.

  • East County
  • News
Charles "C.J." Wickersham, 21, is a native of Longboat Key. File photo.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • September 28, 2011
FULL STORY: Wickersham recovers after shark attack, surgery

Longboat Key native Charles 'C.J.' Wickersham remains at Bayfront Medical Center following a weekend attack by a bull shark off of Anna Maria.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Christy Disbrow, of the Oscar Scherer Park Service, Eileen Kozloff and Carolyn and Jim Dunn, of the Sarasota Folk Club, want to bridge the gap between the folk-music generations.
  • By Nick Reichert |
  • March 11, 2015
Music of the People

The Sarasota Folk Club’s annual folk festival is bridging the musical and generational gap in Sarasota, FL.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • December 5, 2012
Dec. 7, 1989: Town-owned Key Club facilities nixed

The commission voted 4-2 on first reading to purchase the Longboat Key Club's golf and tennis facilities. Two weeks later, commissioners reversed the decision.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Simba, 4, and Ron Comrie enjoy some ice cream together, Saturday, Nov. 12, at Golden Fest out at Historic Spanish Point Park. Simba had peanut butter doggie ice cream for his treat.
  • By Rachel S. OHara |
  • November 12, 2011
PHOTO GALLERY: Golden Fest

The Golden Retriever Rescue of Southwest Florida held their 3rd annual Golden Fest, Saturday, Nov. 12, out at Historic Spanish Point Park. This was the first time that the festival was held in Sarasota.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Chef Ray Arpke shares his favorite holiday recipe.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 10, 2014
HOLIDAY EATS: Euphemia Haye

Euphemia Haye Owner and Chef Ray Arpke shares one of his favorite holiday meal of Sauerbraten, Braised Red Cabbage and Potato Dumplings.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 30, 2012
JUST THE STATS

0 - The number of points the Cardinal Mooney football team allowed in its 44-0 preseason kickoff classic victory over Bradenton Christian Aug. 24.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
This year, Mote volunteers and researchers have counted 1,365 nests in the first 10 weeks of turtle-nest season.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • July 10, 2013
Turtle nests on track for strong season

Summer showers haven't stopped turtles from pouring onto Longboat Key's beaches this season to nest.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Josh Siegel and Sean Roth |
  • March 11, 2014
SMR sells space for independent living facility

Schroeder-Manatee Ranch has sold 4.43 acres of vacant commercial property in Lakewood Ranch to a provider of independent living facilities.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • October 2, 2009
On golf course, Clinton takes shots at right

The former president played golf at the Longboat Key Club on his first visit to the Sarasota area.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
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